Abstract:
Job satisfaction is positive emotional state resulting from evaluating once job experience. So it has direct link with productivity and personal wellbeing of any employees including physical education teaching careers. The aim of this research was to investigate factors those influence the job satisfaction of secondary school physical education teachers. A literature review of theories on job satisfaction was undertaken. Crossectional study design was used for successfulness of assessment on job satisfaction of secondary school physical education teachers in southwest Shoa Zone.Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed for data analysis. In the quantitative phase, the data collection was done by means of structured questionnaire that focused on four work factors that were identified during the literature review, namely salary and benefits, management, work characteristics, and interpersonal relationships. I have used available sampling method consisted of 22 secondary school physical education teachers in south west Shoa. The data was statistically analyzed using the Statistical package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) computer software programme, and the results were appropriately interpreted. In the second, namely the qualitative phase, interviews were conducted with a sample of 18 teachers who were purposefully selected from teacher’s samples depending on their interest. The data were analyzed by using the constant comparative method. The results make a significant contribution to new knowledge and understanding of current issues relating to the job satisfaction of physical education teachers in selected secondary schools in south west Shoa. The results indicated that the teachers were significantly dissatisfied with most aspects of their work. Salary and benefits emerged as the primary dissatisfying aspect of all the work factors. Other areas of dissatisfaction related to poor fringe benefits and opportunities for promotion, the management style of the principals, the lack of decision-making opportunities for the teachers, as well as the opportunity to develop personally, and the poor relationships teachers have with the principals and the parents. Finally, recommendations were made in order to enhance the job satisfaction of secondary school physical education teachers in south west Shoa, and for further research.
